Downham Market

King's Lynn and West Norfolk · East of England · population 11,356 · 8 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

52Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Downham Market sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,309 of 6,856 in England, and #4 of 19 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (92) but weak on Education (31). Typical homes here sold for about £261,500 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 211 sales), in line with the wider King's Lynn and West Norfolk median of £267,500. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,561 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 50 · #3,453
Employment 45 · #3,761
Education 31 · #4,721
Health 33 · #4,591
Crime 67 · #2,240
Housing & access 55 · #3,090
Living environment 92 · #581

House prices ?

£261,500median (12m) · +5.5% yr · n=211
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£261,500211+5.5%+20.2%
Detached£325,000109+11.3%+23.1%
Semi-detached£235,00044+3.3%+16.0%
Terraced£196,00036-5.5%+8.9%
Flat£129,75022-5.6%+8.1%
This area£261,500
King's Lynn and West Norfolk£267,500
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

77Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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